Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Scaly Tooth

Cebus castaneus compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cebidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cebus	Sarcodon
Species	Cebus castaneus	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.